The government detailed this Friday a battery of measures to be taken in companies, while 38 cases of coronavirus were identified in France.
" Adapting working conditions "
For employees who have gone to risky regions, " we must adapt the working conditions, teleworking or stopping work, " said Labor Minister Muriel Pénicaud.
In businesses, if activity has been prevented in whole or in part, " recourse to partial activity, partial unemployment will be possible, " added the Minister.
She also called on employees to “take responsibility for their citizens ”, so that they declare themselves if they have been in a risk zone.
In addition, parents who have a child in quarantine will be able to take sick leave and thus benefit from daily allowances. 2000 students have not returned to school yet.
" Force majeure " for companies
The coronavirus will be considered " as a case of force majeure for companies, " then said the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire. This means that all companies participating in public contracts with the State will not receive penalties for delay in their deliveries. " I will write to SMEs to inform them " of this decision they were demanding, added the boss of Bercy, before repeating his " total solidarity with companies " in this test.
In addition, he clarified that daily monitoring of the “ impact of the epidemic on growth ” would be ensured by Bercy, which will be supplemented by “ careful and regular monitoring ”, at the level of the G20 as well as the IMF. " We have set up a crisis unit, which provides me with daily information on the situation of companies " in France, said Bruno Le Maire.
